How to Install Ceramic Tile Floors in 8 Easy Steps!

A carefully planned ceramic tile floor plan -- a brilliantly conceived idea, a meticulously designed look and feel, and the perfect ceramic tiles -- may still be all for nothing if the your tiling installation is not properly carried out. Learn how to work your tiling the right way with these quick and easy ceramic tile installation instructions, and see your dream tile floor appear like magic.

1. Measure the length and width of the floor you'll be tiling, to estimate how the number of ceramic floor tiles, the amount of thin set, or cement, grout, as well as the tools you will need to purchase (or rent). Start measuring by finding the center point of floor area you will be working on. You can do this by measuring across the room and marking the center. Do this in opposite direction and mark the center, as well. The intersection of the two lines is the center of the floor you will be tiling over. Run chalk lines over the intersection lines. These chalk lines will help you later with your tile positioning.

2. Having the right tools for the job is a must. You can buy most of the tools and materials you'll need at you neighborhood hardware store, or home center. For equipment that might over your budget like tile cutters, try asking your local home center or tool rental yard if they have the tools you need for rental.